circassien
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See also: Circassien
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Circassie (“Circassia”) + -en
Adjective[edit]
circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)
Noun[edit]
circassien m (plural circassiens)
- Circassian (language)
Further reading[edit]
- “circassien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2[edit]
From the 1970s, due to a resemblance with the word cirque.
Adjective[edit]
circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)
Noun[edit]
circassien m (plural circassiens, feminine circassienne)
- a member of a circus troupe